INHA Chapter 107

He looked deranged, clutching the handler’s hand with such force that the handler found it unbearable. The handler quickly shook him off and said irritably, “If you hadn’t thought about killing someone, how could you have ended up like this? You’d better use the last twenty minutes to say your goodbyes to your family and take care of your affairs.”

“It’s impossible! I can’t die! Aren’t you the handlers? Why can’t you figure out a way to save me? I don’t want to die!” Lu Xianhong couldn’t hear the handler’s words, only shouting hysterically, and eventually bursting into tears.

The handler said, “We don’t have the power to bring people back from the dead. You’d better go see your family quickly.”

As he spoke, he quickly instructed others to take Lu Xianhong to the police station. Naturally, Lu Xianhong resisted leaving, but he was already too weak. His yelling made him even weaker, to the point where he couldn’t even shout anymore.

By the time he arrived at the police station, he wanted to cry and beg his parents for help. However, all he saw was that his parents focused on their youngest son and forced him to write a will as soon as possible, leaving all his money to his brother and none to his sister.

Lu Xianhong had no feelings for his sister, but he had even less for his brother. His eyes widened, and he clutched the nearest relative tightly, screaming in a harsh voice, “No one gets my money.”

At this moment, he hated all his relatives, especially now that he knew he was going to die, yet all they cared about was dividing his inheritance. No one would shed a tear for him.

Just then, Lu Xianhong’s sister, Lu Zhaodi, arrived. No one in the Lu family had informed her, fearing she might take a share of the inheritance.

But the handlers had informed her. Lu Zhaodi had no feelings for her brother either. She had been oppressed her entire life, even forced to drop out of school to support her brother’s education.

One could say that her brothers’ futures were built on her blood, sweat, and tears. Fortunately, after leaving home, she came to realize that girls could enjoy the same rights as boys.

There was no rule that said girls had to sacrifice everything for their brothers.

She finally understood what the burning emotion inside her, from childhood to adulthood, had always been.

It was anger and injustice.

After receiving the phone call, she rushed over immediately. Although she didn’t want her brother’s inheritance, back then, the money she had earned from dropping out of school and working had almost all gone to fund Lu Xianhong’s education, which made him who he is today.

Yet, she had never received any gratitude from him—not even a simple “thank you”.

So, this time, she was determined to take a share of the inheritance.

Lu Zhaodi’s arrival instantly sparked a vengeful thought in Lu Xianhong. With his last ounce of strength, he said, “I want to leave all my inheritance to Zhaodi. Not a cent to the rest of you!”

Lu Zhaodi was stunned, but there was no hint of emotion in her heart—only mockery.

Her brother wasn’t doing this out of any lingering affection. He had always been selfish. Clearly, their parents and other brother had done something that provoked him to seek revenge in his final moments.

However, she didn’t mind benefiting from it.

Lu Zhaodi wasn’t opposed to playing along. She immediately burst into tears and cried out, “Brother—!”

Lu Xianhong, now more resolute in his decision, ignored the hateful, almost murderous looks from his parents and the fury of his brother and sister-in-law. With the police as witnesses, he confirmed his will, leaving his estate to Zhaodi, and finally died with a cold, mocking smile on his face.

Only then did Lu Zhaodi wipe away her tears, showing not a trace of sorrow.

Meanwhile…

The Anomaly Handling Bureau began their investigation as soon as they obtained evidence. They also issued a statement online regarding Lu Xianhong’s death, briefly explaining the situation. They assured the public that his death was an isolated incident and that the killer was human, using some unusual means to murder him.

They emphasized that ordinary people would almost never encounter such strange individuals or methods, and warned the public to avoid any contact with these types of people, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As always, if there were any problems, the advice was simple: report it to the police.

After this information was released, many anxious netizens gradually calmed down. Some hurried home to warn their parents not to seek out so-called “spiritual healers” anymore, fearing they might end up like Lu Xianhong.

Upon hearing this, the parents were also frightened and vowed not to seek such help again.

The Anomaly Handling Bureau never expected that Lu Xianhong’s death would come with such unexpected benefits.

After seven days of investigation, they quickly located the mysterious person’s whereabouts and immediately mobilized a team to rush to the scene. However, all they found was a dried corpse lying on the ground.

There were still traces of Zhulong’s aura lingering on the body.

It was clear that this person had killed Lu Xianhong. But the real problem remained: they still hadn’t figured out how this person had caused Xu Dongyou to be tainted by evil forces.

They could only continue searching the area. Soon, they discovered useful information: hidden within a concealed formation in a cave, they found a teleportation array, eerie and unsettling.

No one knew what the other side of the array was connected to. The area was immediately sealed off, and the chief, Xu Dongyou, and Elder Chen were called in to analyze it.

As soon as Elder Chen saw the array, his expression subtly changed.

The chief asked immediately, “What do you think?”

Elder Chen furrowed his brow and, after a long pause, said, “This array looks somewhat familiar, but I can’t recall where I’ve seen it before. However, the level of this array isn’t high, so the danger on the other side should be minimal. Still, it would be best to go in and take a look.”

He paused and added, “I have a feeling that the other side might be the very source of the evil forces.”

Upon hearing this, the chief’s face changed dramatically. He immediately informed headquarters, which in turn requested assistance from Elder Bai to assess the danger level on the other side of the array.

But Elder Bai said, “When it comes to evil forces like these, I can’t perform any tests. This time, you’ll have to investigate it personally. Or… take Xu Dongyou with you.”

This remark left the chief deep in thought. He then gathered the heads of all the branches to discuss the matter.

After a few days of deliberation, they came to a conclusion.

They would develop a reconnaissance robot to enter the formation first, to assess the level of danger and determine exactly what lay on the other side.

Unless absolutely necessary, the handlers were never to enter.

As for who exactly killed Lu Xianhong, the bureau gave a brief summary of the situation. Essentially, Lu Xianhong had sought out a mysterious individual with unusual abilities because he wanted to commit murder. In the end, that individual killed him to cover up the crime.

The public was left speechless.

Lu Xianhong had wealth and status—why would he even consider committing murder? And who was worth risking so much for him to want to kill?

No matter how they looked at it, it just didn’t make sense.

As the situation continued to escalate, a rumor began spreading from an unknown source. It was said that Lu Xianhong had wanted to kill Xu Dongyou, but since Xu Dongyou was also a handler, Lu Xianhong’s plan failed. In a fit of rage, the mysterious individual killed Lu Xianhong instead.

The rumor sounded quite convincing, and many people believed it. It further solidified the public’s resolve to never seek out strange individuals for help with supernatural matters, lest they end up dead like Lu Xianhong.

The bureau didn’t want to drag Xu Dongyou into the matter, so they merely urged the public not to believe any rumors.

However, that didn’t stop people from firmly believing the story to be true.

So be it.

In the end, it served a positive purpose by warning the public to avoid dealing with strange individuals or events.

Over the next few days, Xu Dongyou quietly stayed at home, writing songs, honing his skills, and occasionally drawing talismans.

This time, he could openly practice at home. Father and Mother Xu would tiptoe around the house to avoid disturbing him.

To them, Xu Dongyou’s work was important—those talismans could one day protect the people.

Their son had become even more accomplished than they ever could have imagined.

However… a month had passed, and Xu Dongyou’s fame had now reached the point where everyone knew his name. Yet, there was still no information about his biological parents.

Xu Dongyou’s adoptive parents couldn’t shake a troubling thought.

Maybe the other party… or perhaps they had recognized Xu Dongyou but didn’t want to acknowledge him.

Either way, this was good news for Xu Dongyou’s adoptive parents. But they couldn’t help feeling immense guilt and anguish for the fleeting sense of relief that passed through them.

Xu Dongyou noticed this and comforted them, saying, “Let things take their course. Mom, Dad, don’t think about it anymore. No matter what happens, I will always consider you my parents.”

His adoptive parents nodded, tears welling up in their eyes.

A few days later, Xu Dongyou received a phone call from the bureau. The research department had developed a device that could enter the portal and invited him to come and take a look.

When he arrived at the site, they asked Xu Dongyou to carefully sense the portal, as he was the best at detecting danger.

Xu Dongyou nodded. He heightened his senses and soon opened his eyes. “I can’t feel anything,” he said, his voice quiet with a hint of guilt.

But no one blamed him. Instead, they all offered reassurance. They weren’t disappointed. Instead, they had the researchers bring out the detection machine and let it enter the teleportation array.

As soon as it stepped in, the array remained completely still.

The researchers were not in a rush. They immediately pressed a button on their controller and explained, “I’ve installed a spiritual energy reserve in the detection machine. Maybe the array will recognize the machine as human through the spiritual energy and allow it to transport.”

Everyone nodded in realization.

Soon, the teleportation array emitted a burst of light, and the detection machine instantly disappeared. At the same time, a virtual screen in front of them began displaying the real-time footage from the machine.

A dark and eerie landscape came into view. The ground was covered in a mixture of murky black water and mud, with withered plants drooping as if their life force had been sucked away by the swampy mixture.

In the distance, everything was shrouded in thick, gray fog, making it impossible to see the end. They could only hear the faint sounds of the detection machine moving through the environment.

The camera tilted slightly upward, revealing that there was no light in the sky above.

Everyone instinctively held their breath, realizing how wrong and unsettling this place truly was.

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